diff --git contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
index a064c1f..5064c13 100644
--- contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
+++ contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
@@ -331,4 +331,10 @@ class SearchApiViewsQuery extends views_plugin_query {
     return $ret;
   }
 
+  public function setOption($option, $value) {
+    if (!$this->errors) {
+      return $this->query->setOption($option, $value);
+    }
+  }
+
 }